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  • Jet Vol. XXXIV No. 5

    Jet Vol. XXXIV No. 5

    Published by
    Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
    Subject of
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 x 4 1/8 in. (15.2 x 10.5 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Date
    May 9, 1968
    Description
    An issue of Jet magazine, May 9, 1968. The cover features a photo of a rally at a black college with white, black, and orange text that reads: JET / Ralph Abernathy Talks About Poor People's March / Black Students Revolt / Special Report On Student Unrest At Black Colleges]. There is an advertisement on page 63 for the "In Search of Freedom" record.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Advertising
    Civil rights
    Education
    Mass media
    Resistance
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1968 Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook

    Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook

    Created by
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Owned by
    Kennedy, Kitt E. Sr., American, 1916 - 1988
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 11 × 17 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 43.2 × 0.6 cm)
    Type
    books
    Date
    ca. 1962
    Description
    A softback book titled: [Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook]. The front cover is black with a white vertical block that runs down the proper right side from the top. The block contains the initials: [S / C / L / C] stacked in black. To the right of the block, the initials’ corresponding words are lined up in white type. Together they read: [SOUTHERN / CHRISTIAN / LEADERSHIP / CONFERENCE]. At the bottom of the cover, centered, white type reads: [Citizenship Workbook]. The interior pages, thirty-two in total, are off-white paper with black type and black-and-white images throughout. The inside of the front cover contains information about SCLC Leadership, Citizenship Education Program leadership, and Voter Registration Project leadership. An off-white tab is stuck between front cover and first interior page. The Foreword contains text from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a black-and-white image of Dr. King, Dr. C. O. Simpkins and Robert F. Kennedy. There is an envelope adhered between the last interior page and back cover. The back cover has a white rectangular box, centered, with black type that reads: [This book belongs to:]. The rest of the box contains fill in the blanks that include: [Name / Address / City County / State]. Handwritten in pencil in the "Name" blank is: [Kitt].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Education
    Suffrage
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fay Allen Kennedy in memory of Kitt E. Kennedy, Sr.
    Object number
    2012.132
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

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